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U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research International Office (AFOSR/IO)Asian Science & Technology Forum (AST)Organized by Asia Policy Point (APP)Sponsored by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)The New Dynamics of U.S.-Japan Armaments CooperationWednesday, October 4, 2006Framing the Negotiation:“Good intentions, not always observed in the breach.”

1. Take the 10,000 ft. view. Don’t assume anyone else will. There is time for details later in the process.

2. As goes U.S.-Japan Armaments Cooperation, so goes a great alliance. Considering that we are addressing the security futures of two of the world’s great Pacific powers, the prospect of this negotiation is a sobering thought.

3. U.S.-Japan Armaments Cooperation amounts to a negotiation with very high stakes, one that will set many trajectories -- technical, political, doctrinal, strategic, alliance -- for the United States and Japan, for American extended deterrence and power projection, and for effective air and missile defense.

7. Traditional expectations and measures of effectiveness -- i.e., statements of work; work share agreements; budgets framed and expended; hardware developed and delivered -- are insufficient and deceptive.

11. We are on the cusp of a general recognition of the strategic importance of extended air and missile defense, driven by ballistic and cruise missile proliferation and escalation. This will influence every aspect of R&D and acquisition cooperation with Japan.

Technical issues and technology considerations are extraordinarily consequential to all parties. This will require that negotiators forge close partnerships with technical experts and technology leaders.

Leverage the available extraordinary U.S. influence and connections with the Japanese civilian science and technology community.